When thinking about whether you would be safe visiting a strip club, what factors do you take into consideration when visiting a strip club? As someone who has been visiting strip clubs for fifteen years and seen several fights break out, I have decided having male security on site is important and look for that. I have been in strip clubs that have nothing more than a female or elderly male employee collecting money at the entrance or working as a bartender. That is not enough. I was once told by a stripper her club was safe because the female bartender had a gun under the bar and I also do not consider that enough. You need the presence of one or more large male employees. They should be checking for weapons at the entrance and observing the customers in the club and looking for visibly drunk customers or arguments starting up. In the club security is more important to me than what part of town the club is located in.
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last commentDefinitely I prefer a club with a patdown and/or magnetometer. It's annoying but fuck I do NOT want to be in a club where people are packing. I can survive a fist fight but a gunshot wound to the chest, not so much.
I generally avoid conversing with other patrons. Generally. Not much good comes from that. When I do get caught up with other PLs I keep it really light and respectful.
Tipping well, even throwing the manager or bouncer a few bones from time to time goes a long way. If you do get into an argument with a dancer or patron, they'll remember.
I Uber or Lyft to and from the club to avoid the prospect of a DUI, but also so I wind up there safe if the neighborhood is sketchy.
And my most important tip? Schedule a ride share home for when the club closes.
The most dangerous situation I've ever faced in my mongering career was in at Landing Strip, in the dead of a Detroit winter. I'd done dances all night with a fav, by the time we finished they'd already kicked everyone else out, and they were in a hurry to see me pay my tab and exit the premises.
When I did exit, it was like 5 degrees out and 2 in the morning with heavy winds and some snow showers. I was not provisioned to survive this weather for long. However, Uber was in this endless loop of assigning me a driver, then cancelling. It probably took 45 to get a ride, during which, I almost died of exposure.
So these days, I always make sure I have that ride home scheduled.
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In the club security is completely worthless if they will just back their staff members or will defend their people of the same race if any sort of altercation breaks out. Or, back a favored regular or big spender.
If i was really concerned about safety I would try to go to a club where both the patrons and staff members have some level of diversity.
But, i dont think its really that big a deal, hence you can usually go to any club in the US.
I usually drive to the club, so my concerns are with the safety of the parking lot area.
I agree that checking customers for weapons is important- i never paid much attention to that.
Clubs are a legal establishment- so I have far less worries going to a club than seeing an escort in a hotel.
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In my many trips to clubs all over North America, if I have seen a fight break out, it's usually initiated by staff (security) more often than patrons, (i.e.) the first punch is thrown by staff. The majority of fights I have seen are staff vs. customer, not customer vs. customer.
If I see broken glass in the parking lot (I can tell the difference between car and bottle) I become very weary, worried if "will my car be there when I exit a few hours later?"
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@shailynn
You said a mouthful brother, I not only agree, I avoid sketchy places and people.
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Chunkychicano, I think about parking lot safety too. When I leave a strip club in a bad part of town late at night I head straight for my car and don't linger. If there is something like a convenience store across the street I do not walk over there to buy something. I always make sure my car has plenty of gas before entering a bad part of town and keep the doors locked and the windows rolled up while driving through it. I may be overly cautious but it is better to be safe than sorry. I also pay attention when driving in the bad parts of town because homeless people, drunks or drug addicts might wander out into the street in front of my car.
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Well said, everyone. These are reasons I prefer clubbing during the afternoon or early evening whenever I have the option. As far as I'm concerned, I think the risk vs. reward of staying at a strip club until the wee hours of the morning is rarely stacked in a monger's favor.
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There’s a reason why there is a saying that after 10’pm only the law and the outlaw are out.
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@shailynn thats crazy, what starts the fight in those cases where staff strikes first? Also how do they get away with it? Are these customers very drunk or afraid to get the cops involved for some reason? If i got punched by club staff i would treat it the same as being punched by any random guy on the street.
I do remember at one club one of the bouncers, out of shape guy but big, was talking to another bouncer , saying he hopes someone would get drunk enough so he could slam them or something like that
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Almost exclusively day guy here.
Also am extra careful in cities I am not familiar with like Jax, Fay NC, Brockton, Baltimore, Philly)
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